Book
At home : a short history of private life
Record details
- ISBN: 0767919386 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780767919388 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
497 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Floor plans on end papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-475) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The year -- The setting -- The hall -- The kitchen -- The scullery and the larder -- The fusebox -- The drawing room -- The dining room -- The cellar -- The passage -- The study -- The garden -- The plum room -- The stairs -- The bedroom -- The bathroom -- The dressing room -- The nursery -- The attic. |
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| Subject: | Dwellings Psychological aspects Dwellings Environmental aspects Rooms Psychological aspects Rooms Environmental aspects |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Monroe County Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Paradise Friendly Library | 643.1 Bry (Text) | 37171000067088 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hughes Library | 643.1 BRY (Text) | 32378003647205 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pocono Mountain Public Library | 643/.1 Bry (Text) | 35540000002839 | PMPL 2nd Floor Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Western Pocono Community Library | 646.7 Bry (Text) | 31119000519869 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Bryson (A Short History of Nearly Everything) takes readers on a tour of his house, a rural English parsonage, showing how each room has figured in the evolution of private life.
